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Definition of goitrous in US English:

goitrous

adjective

‘In Britain the best recognized region is the Peak District and this is the reason why this goitrous condition is known colloquially as ‘Derbyshire neck’: but iodination of table salt has now made it rare.’

‘At 50 weeks mean percentage change in thyroid volume from baseline was -46.6% and only five children remained goitrous.’

‘A review of 15 cases of fetal goitrous hypothyroidism in the English literature is presented.’

‘Normal immunoglobulin levels have also been found in goitrous cases in other studies.’

‘Mice were made goitrous by feeding them a low iodine diet (0.1 ug iodine per day), supplemented with 0.25% propylthiouracil for 10 days, followed by the low iodine diet for another 2 days.’